Re: Salaries

[Priscilla Yonemura <pjy666 -at- MACCONNECT -dot- COM>]

I found the STC salaries low, too.

Priscilla Yonemura

Alexia Prendergast wrote:

> The market's been interesting to watch over the past few
> years. It varies widely depending on your location -- even
> within a certain location. It varies widely depending on
> industry, as well as on your technical skills within an
> industry or what types of docs you write within an industry.
> Personally, I thought the STC survey results were a bit
> low. (Disclaimer: but I have no hard evidence, it's just an
> observation.)
>
> A.
> --
> Alexia Prendergast
> Senior Technical Writer
> Seagate Software
> mailto:alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
>
> >----------
> >From:  Katherin King[SMTP:kking -at- BROOKTROUT -dot- COM]
> >Sent:  Thursday, July 24, 1997 10:26 AM
> >To:    TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> >Subject:       Salaries
> >
> >When I was job hunting earlier this year, I was looking for a salary
> in
> >the $30-35 range. The headhunter I was working with thought I was
> asking
> >too much but said they'd do what they could. I also had a friend who
> >said, basically, "Lots of luck. You'll be lucky to get $25K in
> today's
> >market."
> >
> >I interviewed with a company who admitted that the salary they were
> >offering for the position was somewhat lower than that offered by
> other
> >companies--but I had no problem accepting the $37K salary!
>
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